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The Big Kahuna (1999)


Few films present our spiritual struggles as authentically as The Big Kahuna.This film is a compelling dialogue between three men sent to a trade convention to make a company-saving sale to the president of a large manufacturing company.

Having rented the hospitality suite, Phil (Danny DeVito) is the despondent head of marketing for Lodestar Lubricants. His associate is a cynical and sarcastic veteran salesman named Larry (Kevin Spacey). The third member of their team is a novice engineer and zealous Baptist with only nine months with the company named Bob (Peter Facinelli).

In the genre of a filmed play, director John Swanbeck allows the power of the film to rest on the humanity of these three unlikely co-workers who find themselves on a joint journey of unexpectedly profound spiritual significance.

-- Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin

 

   


Directed by John Swanbeck
90 minutes
Primary language(s): English
 
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